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2014 Wamidan Spring Concert Album 1

a woman dancing with a drum

Maria Alonzo dances to rhythms played by the Wamidan drummers on 'Cumbia,' a popular dance from Argentina and one of 12 pieces from around the world performed Wednesday by Wamidan, the College's world music and dance ensemble.

a man playing a stringed instrument

Cameron Stewart plays adungu on 'Harambi ye', a traditional song of the Alur people of northwestern Uganda.

a man in glasses and a white shirt

Wamidan Artistic Director and Professor of Music James Makubuya plays his signature instrument, the endongo (bowl lyre) on 'Nandere', a folk song of the Buganda people of Uganda.

a man playing a flute

Ryan Cairns ’17 joined Makubuya, Michael Seltzer, and Ian Callecod ’17 as quartet to play 'Gruam,' a piece played at cultural gatherings by the Aborignal people of Australia.

a woman in a colorful shirt

Elena Mezger joins the dance ensemble for a Kenyan harvest celebration dance titled 'Jenjela'.

a group of people in a room

Adalid Cruz ’15 joins the dance ensemble on 'Jenjela.'

a boy in a garment

Young Ho Park ’17 plays medinda on the opening number, 'Tubalabe', a traditional folk song common in Uganda.

a man playing a didgeridoo

Ryan Cairns plays didgeridoo.

a group of people playing drums

Professor and Wamidan Artistic Director James Makubuya and Joseph Rangel ’15

a man with a red headband and glasses

Jan-Mikhael Bidon plays adungu on the Alur folk song 'Harambi ye'.

a man holding a stringed instrument

Haopeng Yan plays the adungu on 'Harambi ye.'

hands playing a harp

Playing the apila, the melody adungu.

a group of people playing drums

Terry Majors ’15, Quentin Watson, and Michael Seltzer play 'Jamaican Swing' on steel drums, a new addition to the Wamidan repertoire.

men playing drums with sticks

Professor Makubuya and Joseph Rangel

a group of men playing drums

Cameron Stewart and Joseph Rangel

a group of people sitting on chairs playing instruments

Apila players on 'Harambi ye'.

a woman playing drums with other people behind her

Elena Mezger

a woman with long brown hair

Maria Alonso

a man in a yellow shirt

Adalid Cruz

a woman in a red tank top dancing

Maria Alonso rehearses 'Cumbia.'

a man and woman holding hands

Quentin Watson and Maria Alonso rehearse 'Cumbia.'

a group of men playing drums

Cameron Stewart, Joseph Rangel, Professor James Makubuya

a group of people dancing

Quentin Watson, Adalid Cruz, Maria Alonso, and Elena Mezger rehearse 'Cumbia.'

a man playing drums with a stick

Joseph Rangel


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